Originally Posted by
Joe Remi
It's made in England and you're going to pay for that. The Barbour Edition is just a paint color and a bag, it's not notably more expensive than standard Broms. Yes you can buy a Dahon much cheaper and be happy with it, just know the fold is huge and clunky compared to a Brompton and they tend to sound like a can of nails rattling. Which again, for cheaper maybe that's fine.
I don't know about Dahons. I've never had one. My bike is a Giant Halfway. The fold isn't terrible, and it doesn't rattle. But the Brompton is amazing. As I said, it just isn't in the budget right now.